European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 2, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday february 2, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 3 Early outs in by Kevin Dougherty Kaiserslautern Bureau airmen throughout Europe fell into formation tuesday by Choice that is. Lines of airmen interested in separating from military service quickly developed at Many base personnel offices. Tuesday As the air Force kicked off its 1995 draw Down program. The program includes exit bonuses and Early retirement packages for those who qualify and applications Are accepted on a first come first served basis. A a a it a busier than last year without a doubt a said tech. Sgt. Rich Pollock a personnel and separations official at Avi Ano a Italy. The air Force wants to separate 17,000 enlisted members and 2,300 officers by june 30, 1995. It is the third consecutive year the program has been offered in an Effort to meet military personnel strengths mandated by Congress. I within the . Air forces in Europe 7,864 enlisted personnel and 762 officers Are eligible for exit bonuses or Early retirement said capt. Felecia Tavares a Safe spokeswoman. Tavares stressed that the numbers reflect those people who Are eligible to Volunteer for Early separation and do not represent a quota. The latest plan expands the eligibility criteria for temporary Early retirement. Voluntary separation incentive and  separation Benefit programs. Vii is an annuity the sub offers a one time payment and includes other benefits. An example of expanded criteria is that exit bonuses Are being offered to eligible staff sergeants and below with 10 years of service by their separation dates. Who s eligible who s not the expanded version of the air forces voluntary separation incentive and special separation Benefit programs offers a Early retirement and exit bonuses for senior master sergeants and below who will have 15 years of service by their requested retirement dates total Active Federal service Date of june 30, 1980, or earlier some exemptions apply. A Early retirement and exit bonuses for eligible line majors and lieutenant colonels including majors and lieutenant colonels passed Over for promotion with 15 years of service by their retirement dates. Online officers Are pilots and navigators while line officers Are those in support career Fields such As communication transportation and administration. A exit bonuses for majors who entered service in i960 and 1981. Pilots and navigators with less than 15 years of service Are ineligible. A Early retirement and exit bonuses for line captains who entered service from 1983 to 1987 who have not been passed Over for promotion and with 15 years of service by their retirement dates. Pilots and navigators Are not eligible. A exit bonuses for captains who entered service from 1983 to 1987. Officers below the promotion zone pilots and navigators and captains passed Over for promotion remain ineligible to apply. The 1982 officer car group also is excluded because those a captains just met their major boards. Captains in the 1983 year group must apply for separation or retirement no later than aug. 19, 1994, with separation or retirement to occur Between oct. 1,1994, and nov. 21,1994. A exit bonuses and Early retirement for majors and lieutenant colonels who have been passed Over for promotion in judge advocate general chaplain biomedical science corps medical science corps and nurse corps. T Only chaplains passed Over for promotion twice or More Are eligible. Nurse anaesthetists Are ineligible. A that eligibility Pool is so much wider than it has been m the past a Pollock said. Quot a a a. A a /. A v a a. A selective Early retirement boards for officers and senior noncommissioned members Are a possibility if the program Falls Short of its goal. Although the air Force has held such boards in the past for officers it has not done so for senior noncommissioned officers. Separation personnel at Aviano had to schedule appointments to handle the in Irene and lev Yudovich discussed their discrimination Case while still in Germany. High court ruling May affect payments to russian teachers a amps file by Cindy Killion Washington Bureau Washington a a Case being considered by the supreme court will help decide the extent of damages that lev. And Irene Yudovich could get from the government after winning their Job discrimination suit against the . Army russian Institute in Garmisch Parten Kir Chen Germany. The High court ruling a in an unrelated but similar Case a would help decide whether the two Are eligible for damages for emotional distress said George Chuzi their Washington attorney. The married couple won its initial Battle in . District court in Alexandria va., on dec. 2s. Judge James Ca Cheris said that the Sci ipod a was permeated with an anti semitic and anti russian atmosphere a and that the Cou creased activity Pollock said. _ office hours also have been extended this week by thursday Pollock expects about 30 airmen to have applied for separation. In England business also was brisk. A by and Large we have had people in our office nonstop turning in applications a said staff sgt. Angel Bowe who works in the base personnel office at Raf Lakenheath. A we had eight people waiting for us when we got Here this morning. They were waiting with applications in  bowl did no to have an exact accounting of applications filed tuesday afternoon but she knew of at least 30 that had already reached the office. At Sembach a Germany seven pole were lined up when the doors of the ase personnel office opened at 7 30 ., said staff sgt. Dave Jablonski a base spokesman. By noon about 30 pc pie had applied for either the Vii or the sub. About 450 Sembach airmen arc eligible for Early separation. Traffic at the base personnel office at Ramstein a Germany was especially heavy for the first 2yi hours tuesday morning said tech. Sgt. Donna Marron the offices noncommissioned officer in charge. The first person arrived at 6 15 , 45 minutes Early. Applications were Given to 150 airmen and half of them were filled out and returned by 2 . A you normally done to have 150 customers in 2vi hours a Marron said. At Aviano Pollock said there is an added emphasis on giving separating airmen More time to reorient themselves As they prepare for a major lifestyle change. And unlike previous programs the air Force is willing to waive Only 12 months of ones Date of reassignment. In other words airmen having two years remain ing on their current assignments Are not eligible for the Early out. V since the program is for fiscal 1995, that Means the soonest someone could separate is oct. 1. Said Pollock a this is a program that really gives people a Chance to think about what they Are doing and prepare for  those7 interested in the program should Call their local base personnel office for eligibility details. Pie was wrongfully fired Early in 1991. The judo Vichrs were teachers at the Institute which is now known As the foreign area officer language training Institute. Both Are russian born jews and began teaching at the Institute in 1978. They have been . Citizens since 1988. At the conclusion of the trial the judge directed both sides to prepare arguments on the Type and amount of compensation the couple should receive. Chuzi said the judo Vichrs had decided to ask for Job reinstatement Back pay Legal fees Anu possibly damages for emotional distress. The couple estimates that lost wages exceeded $282,000. However Chuzi said its legally unclear if the couple is entitled to compensation for the emotional trauma the two said. They experienced after losing their  Point is to Spur by Ron Jensen Nurnberg Bureau Furth Germany when sgt. Timothy Gaillardy a wife and friends read a Story in the stars and stripes last week about a Soldier who scored 999 of a possible 1,000 promotion Points they began urging Gaillard to Call the newspaper Gaillard goes sgt. Chris Flanders the subject of the earlier Story one better. One Point better to be exact. The medical equipment re Pairman at-the-3rd combat support Hospital in Nurnberg scored a perfect 1,000 after going before the promotions Board in december. What persuaded him to come Forward with his rare feat was the potential that his Success could Spur other Black soldiers to do the same. After All his friends reminded him Rumary is Black history month. A a that a what did it a he said when he finally submitted to an interview monday after a family Friend contacted the stars and stripes on the Day before Gaillard transferred to fort Bragg . Too Many soldiers a of any color or race a Are complacent he said. They fail to reach As far As their abilities will take them. Publicizing his Effort he said will a give other people a Chance to see that it is  a before i came into the  in february 1990i was a hotel restaurant manager so i was accustomed to having a lot of responsibility a said Gaillard 30. Early in his service he asked what it would take to quickly attain the rank of staff sergeant. Then he started reaching. He had a 100-Point advantage because of a bachelors degree in hotel and restaurant management from the uni varsity of South Carolina. He knocked off one and sometimes two correspondence courses each weekend and completed a masters degree in business administration through Boston University. Now he awaits for space in the Basic a co a course although it is possible to be promoted without the course. A amps Ron Jensen sgt. Timothy Gaillard says too Many complacent feb